In the pantheon of American First Ladies, Jacqueline Kennedy was no Eleanor Roosevelt. She didn’t push for policy, didn’t relinquish her pillbox hat to walk among the needy, didn’t travel to foreign countries as an ambassador and certainly didn’t advise her husband on matters of war. Jackie Kennedy’s role was…
2017 looks like it won’t be an improvement over 2016, so here are some promising films — either reviewed or previewed — to distract you in the next three months. In keeping with the pessimism most of the country is feeling, we’re also considering “what could be bad” in the…
Artistic director Peter London is never at a loss for words. That’s especially true when he describes what compelled him to undertake two powerhouse pieces of music for his newest performance venture of the Peter London Global Dance Company, which will be held at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Carnival Theater…
The centuries-old practice of meditation is having a moment right now. World leaders, major corporations, and even sports teams are acknowledging the myriad benefits of meditation. And the Miami Heat is leading the way. On Sunday, the team is hosting the largest-ever mass meditation at a sporting event. Before the…
In case you haven’t noticed, what with all the lit-up homes and all the TV commercials where people give each other brand-new Lexuses as gifts, Christmastime is upon us again. If you’re like us, you’re knee-deep in tinsel and eggnog and front-yard inflatables and office parties…
Art Basel is over. The tide of international art stars and culture tourists has receded. And in its place, Miami is getting its own exhibit of “by us, for us” art, compiled by local art collector Yuval Ofir, founder of Yo Space Gallery & Studios. Titled “Looking Ahead,” the project …
If you have been around Wynwood for any length of time, you know Jeffrey Cunningham. He used to ride a three-wheel bike to the area to wash cars. Then he bought a van and a high-class steam-cleaning machine. He works hard and plays his music loud. This past Thursday…
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend. The next three days are filled with music, art, and boozy beverages galore. From Coral Gables to Little Havana to South Beach, these are the best places to be until the sun comes up Monday morning. Friday Ritmo…
What happens to old dances? Do they slowly disappear as choreographers and dancers move on to other projects? Not if an effort is made to revive the piece — reconstruct it and present it anew to an audience. That’s the case with Ritmo Jondo (Deep Rhythm), a seminal work by Doris Humphrey, one of the foremost choreographers and dancers of modern dance.
Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and his HBO football comedy Ballers have decided to relocate for Season 3, ditching continued production in Miami in favor of a move to California. Hollywood has promised the show a $8.3 million TV tax incentive for making the move, as well as a few other bells and whistles the Sunshine State just couldn’t match.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — in Hialeah. This Saturday kicks off the inaugural Christmas Block Party in the Leah Arts District. The event is a block party and toy drive benefiting His House Children’s Home. Expect twinkle lights, murals, music, food, swag, and tons of seasonal spirit. Of course, ugly sweaters are encouraged.
Miami New Times is looking for a part-time assistant culture editor. The job entails data entry of upcoming concerts as well as music, art, theater, nightclub, and other popular events. This person will assist the arts and culture editor with the calendar section, music listings, and other projects, including the…
Pablo Larraín is having a good year. The Chilean director, Oscar-nominated a few years ago for his 2012 political drama No, has just released Jackie, featuring a striking Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in the immediate aftermath of her husband’s assassination. He is also about to release Neruda, a complex,…
In a profile early this year, the novelist Dana Spiotta told the New York Times, “That’s seductive, being paid attention to.” Several of the films below — those that seduced me — feature pivotal scenes, whether in diners, at picnic tables or at kitchen tables, of one character raptly listening…
I was fortunate enough this year to be at both Sundance and Cannes, so it was something like agony for me to watch the litany of critics and commentators who spent the summer and early fall complaining about the year in film — all while movies such as Manchester by…
If you see yourself as the next George Washington, Schuyler sister, Aaron Burr, or Alexander Hamilton, you can audition in an open casting call for a role in Hamilton: An American Musical.
In this, the harrowing year of 2016, I could jump into the Oscars talk. I could pick groundbreaking films that reminded me time and again that movies are alive and more vital than ever, like the heartbreaking Moonlight, the soul-stirring Queen of Katwe, the force-of-goodness 13th, the subtle and sweet…
Is Fort Lauderdale the new hub for geek fanaticism in South Florida? After last weekend’s Paradise City Comic Con, the odds seem ever in Broward’s favor. The annual congregation formerly known as Magic City Comic Con took its talents to the Broward County Convention Center this year, following…
Controversial opinion: Lists are a great way to both organize and digest horrifically large amounts of information. And they’ve never been more relevant than this, the Lord’s year, 2016, in television. There’s just too damn much, and nobody could possibly watch it all — except maybe Scott Bakula on a…
Remember when Grandpa burned down the Christmas tree because he got so angry at your uncle’s politics? How about when your sister-in-law cut off your ponytail while playing spin the dreidel during Hanukkah? And who can forget that crappy Kwanzaa when your cousins started a food fight over artistic…
Whenever I tell someone I’ve been binging on Hallmark Christmas movies all day, there’s a certain amount of apology involved. “I know, they’re the worst,” I’ll concede, before the other person has had a chance to say anything. “The one I watched this morning was a real winner.” Usually whomever…
The first thing to say about Rogue One is that it might be the most visually splendid Star Wars movie to date — with its mist-covered mountains, its tsunamis of dust and fire, its X-wing fighters blazing through rainswept nights. I’ve never been a big fan of director Gareth Edwards…
